What is an owner? And, what is an owner of a publicly traded corporation? It’s clear that they are not the same thing. We don’t own a corporation like we own a car or property. Even individual owners of corporate stock don’t really “own” the corporations. We have neither the rights nor responsibilities commonly associated with the term ownership.
Why Not Me?
As I read in the Crimson “Divest Harvard Plans Weeklong Blockade of Massachusetts Hall,” I had to ask myself: why I am not participating? Why not me?
Stranded Assets & Divestment
This is an important and interesting addition to the responsible investing – divestment discussion. The Smith School issued a report on stranded assets, that is investments that “have suffered from unanticipated or premature write-downs, devaluations or conversion to liabilities.”
